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AL Box Manufacturer Gets Fined by OSHA Multiple Times

30 Jul, 2018 WorkersCompensation.com

Opelika, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – OSHA cited an Illinois-based cardboard box manufacturing company Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) last week, for exposing their workers to amputation hazards and unprotected machinery. The company has been fined $66,612 […]

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